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02-03-2021, 11:24 AM
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GCN - Thots??
GCN has a promotion running offering 50% discount. Wondering if any in the US have experience with their service. Wondering in particular about the quality of coverage for things like stage races. Do they actually provide 'live' coverage, or 30 or 60-minute re-caps?? Thank you in advance for any thots!
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02-03-2021, 12:48 PM
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"Thots"
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
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02-03-2021, 12:52 PM
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02-03-2021, 01:02 PM
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I know a number of folks are using the platform to watch CX races. I plan to do the same if there's a road season to watch this year, depending on what they have.
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02-03-2021, 01:14 PM
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GCN with a VPN is the winning ticket.
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02-03-2021, 01:44 PM
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seems ...
Like a no -brainer cost wise - $25 for the year gets you some early stage races and one day races- tour de provence, tirreno-adriatico and strade bianche. Milan- san remo. My question is when will they make it available over a roku or Amazon TV or the like.
Certainly they are missing the big stage races but for $25 that seems a decent amount of content right there. EDIT; it looks like the Giro will be available in the US as well ( https://help.globalcyclingnetwork.co...tes-of-America) If I'm correct right now it is only available via apps or a browser. So I can attach the laptop to a tv but that is not ideal. Is the commentary good?
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02-03-2021, 02:37 PM
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I just stream from my iphone to either my apple tv or my Roku. Both work well with very little effort. While I'd like GCN to show as an app on my appletv (maybe it will someday), streaming is nbd.
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#11
02-03-2021, 01:44 PM
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Learn something new every day, and I'm not talking about GCN
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02-03-2021, 02:39 PM
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I was hoping it was a feature.
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02-03-2021, 03:51 PM
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Quick question though. I have tried to do this for iOS devices in the past and they have failed because the app ends up asking for location access and uses that to validate the request. How do you get past that? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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02-03-2021, 03:56 PM
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The issue with a VPN is (in my experience) you need to run an HDMI cable directly from your laptop to your television or watch it on your computer. No streaming with a VPN unless you have a router that can be "VPN'd" so your whole house thinks it's in England (that's some trick). I looked into doing that but settled on just bringing my laptop upstairs for races I didn't want to watch on my computer. It's really pretty easy. I've heard (and listened) that you should stay away from free VPN's as they are good at stealing data / identities, etc. I use Nord VPN. There are lots of options that mostly get good reviews.
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02-03-2021, 04:09 PM
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OK, so lemme get this straight.
If I sign up for GCN, I should be able to watch on my laptop/PC/phone without a VPN. But if I connect one of these devices to the TV (via HDMI) I would need a VPN? I think I got lost somewhere lol. $25 isn't bad at all for the races mentioned earlier in this thread, and maybe they'll add some GT's later in the year. But would like to do this without the VPN. I think I've come across some of their CX stuff on Youtube (IIRC), but had to have an account to actually watch the video of the race. Is that an option - to get an account and then watch after the fact on Youtube (no VPN, maybe)? Sorry, as you can tell I'm not real tech savvy.
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